Bassically bigger exhaust, esp tail pipe from muffler. Yes can replace rear std resonator with an after market high flow or straight pipe..

 

Be careful removing resonators, your head can explode if you happen upon the particular frequency that the resonator is tuned to. You have a straight through muffler I take it? The resonator will change the note, I know that from experience. I'm not sure about the muffler 'tho. That said, it is cheap to remove the rear resonator (it cost me $60)... you could always give it a go and if you don't like it, bung it back in again and try something else.

 

yeh Its straight through - was going to remove the resonantor straight away, but i dont want an annoying drone. I like the current tone it has, but just want a little louder...i may just remove it and if i dont like it, put it back on....

 

I think the std resonater does have some sort of baffles?? So removing it with straight through muffler will possibly droan[Im sure it will] I would fit an aftermarket low restrictive resonator in its place..

 

How olds the system? Wait for it to carbon up and it'll get louder.

Brenden

 

I think the std resonater does have some sort of baffles?? So removing it with straight through muffler will possibly droan[Im sure it will] I would fit an aftermarket low restrictive resonator in its place..

The resonator that went it (from what I could see, had abffles and was filled with what looked like fibre glass....I have a mercury hotdog lying around at home from my 6 cyl. so maybe I should try that...what do you think?

How olds the system? Wait for it to carbon up and it'll get louder.

Brenden

The system is roughly 500kms old - how does carboning it up make it sound any different?

 

The system is roughly 500kms old - how does carboning it up make it sound any different?

Another 500-1000k's and it'll be carboned up nicely. The carbon reduces the effectiveness of the mufflers/resonators.

When I had the system done on the XB it was quiet for a V8. After a couple of thousand k's it's sounds nicer and also louder.

Brenden

 

I does get louder with once the carbon builds up, but not by much!

 

mmm interesting..i may leave it for abit then...thanks

 

New cars take longer to carbon up due to cat, and unleaded petrol.

My system isnt haw i like it on my i6, spent near on $1k so far See how it sounds after a few 1000ks




Jase

 

Unfortunately it seems that exhaust systems are things that can require reworking until you get the result you are after.

 

Definitely wait for it to carbon up.

Got the old XF sounding just right on first go.. brilliant exhaust place. They forgot to mention the thing would double volume several months down the track!!!! His words were "let it bed in.. will get slightly louder" pfft!

Still sounded good tho *grin*

 

Unfortunately it seems that exhaust systems are things that can require reworking until you get the result you are after.

yup exhausts can make or break a car...you got to get them sounding they way you want it!!!

 

when i first bought my eb, the prev owners had the resonator removed and it droned really bad. but since then i've put HM headers in it and it's taken the drone away(sounds great actually, nice pops and burbles when slowing down). but it still sounds soft because of the muffler. i'm not sure if the muffler is standard or not.

it sounds alright and i'm afraid that if i change the muffler, it will be heaps loudner, and the car will sound crap, so that everyone can hear how crap it sounds.

 

when i first bought my eb, the prev owners had the resonator removed and it droned really bad. but since then i've put HM headers in it and it's taken the drone away(sounds great actually, nice pops and burbles when slowing down). but it still sounds soft because of the muffler. i'm not sure if the muffler is standard or not.

it sounds alright and i'm afraid that if i change the muffler, it will be heaps loudner, and the car will sound crap, so that everyone can hear how crap it sounds.

yeah I know what you mean...thats what Im afraid of...i dont want to lose the note it currently has....and dont it want it too sound too ricey (read really really loud and annoying)

Like I said, i'm gonna leave mine for a 1000kms or so, and see what I think...i'll keep u posted...